A proximal location significantly increases the risk of poor outcomes in peripheral arterial disease (PAD), independent of risk factors and comorbidities, a review of records on 400 patients showed.
Proximal (aortoiliac) involvement tripled the risk of cardiovascular events compared with distal disease. The findings contrast with evidence of poorer limb prognosis in patients with distal PAD, according to an article published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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